Sandro Botticelli (1444/45–1510) numbers among the most important artists of the Italian Renaissance. He attracted commissions from many of the most powerful figures of the Italian city states, above all the Medici family, creating works of superlative quality to reflect the self-image held by the elite of his time—and which still today characterize our concepts of beauty and refinement.

桑德罗•波提切利（Sandro Botticelli，1444 / 45-1510）跻身意大利文艺复兴时期最重要的艺术家之列。意大利城邦的许多最有权势的人物，尤其是美第奇家族，都慕名请他作画。他创作的作品品质**，反映出了他那个时代的精英所持有的自我形象。这一形象今天仍然是我们心目中的美和教养所具有的特征。